Mizuki looked to Zhou curiously for a moment as he touched her shoulder, clearing his throat. [i]"Um.. Mizuki, I believe it's him."[/i] Her eyes shifted over to the armadillo bear and color exploded across her cheeks. "Ahahaha.... I - I knew that.. Eh-Herm... I was ..just verifying.." She ducked her head slightly embarassed, having gotten so caught up with news of the Avatar that she had not properly paid attention as she should have. 

She looked to Zenji in awe. She had never seen an air bender before, though she'd heard great things. She raised a brow at the girl's words. Clearly something had happened to cause her pain, and though Mizuki didn't know details of what happened, she felt compelled to help her, too. Mizuki looked to Masuto as he spoke, [i]"If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to head to the island as well. So many things happened there recently..."[/i] 

"I would love to accompany you there as well." She offered Zenji a light smile. "I understand horrible things have happened to air benders recently.. I'm sure I don't know all of the details, but it can't be easy to go home to face whatever may be left.. And if there is trouble to be found there back at your island, I want to help protect whatever is left of your homelands. Ko'noki, the elder that raised me, has always said that your people are amazing benders. The air nomads have done incredible things through out history..I'd love to see history up close, if I can't be assistance in some way.." She held her hand out for a friendly handshake, hoping that she didn't sound insensitive with her wording.. She really did mean the best.